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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. He effectively stalls by pretending to what?
(a) Be ill.
(b) To be on the verge of writing the answers wanted of him.
(c) Be confused.
(d) Give information about the location of the American military in Vietnam.

2. Rowe is continually pressed to do what?
(a) Tell the Vietcong of the American Army's location.
(b) Translate for them.
(c) Write a statement siding with the National Liberation Front.
(d) Commit suicide.

3. Before landing, someone notes what about Rowe?
(a) His hair.
(b) His beard.
(c) His accent.
(d) His clothing.

4. He says that the men aboard the chopper are kept busy during that initial ride, doing what?
(a) Talking to him.
(b) Opening cans of c-rations for Rowe.
(c) Answering his questions.
(d) Listening to him.

5. With his first money, what does Rowe buy?
(a) Sugar and tea.
(b) More nets and sets.
(c) Garlic and pepper.
(d) Sugar and salt.

6. When they learn that some Vietcong prisoners are being tried in Saigon, Rowe prays they will be sentenced to what?
(a) Prison.
(b) Life in prison.
(c) Community service.
(d) Death.

7. Rowe learns that he has been promoted to what during his absence?
(a) Lieutenant.
(b) Major.
(c) Sergeant.
(d) General.

8. What does Rowe have an opportunity to do?
(a) Stay in the camp.
(b) Run away.
(c) Kill one of his captors.
(d) Move one of his captors away from the main group.

9. What is Rowe given?
(a) Two baby leopards.
(b) Two baby eagles.
(c) Two baby pigeons.
(d) Two baby hawks.

10. One older woman questions Rowe's captors. What does she ask?
(a) Why he has been caught.
(b) Why he is still alive.
(c) What they plan on doing with him.
(d) Why he looks as if he is not fed enough.

11. How does Rowe find the will to resist?
(a) In the actions of his fellow POWs.
(b) In prayer.
(c) In the actions of the Vietcong.
(d) In the actions of the Vietnamese people he encounters during the tour of the region.

12. Why does Rowe wave his mosquito netting?
(a) It is very large.
(b) He is trying to swat away the mosquitos.
(c) It is the only possession he has.
(d) It is the whitest thing in his possession.

13. Rowe is told that even what will not prompt his release?
(a) His money.
(b) The end of the war.
(c) His threats.
(d) His acceptance of Vietcong beliefs.

14. What has Rowe been repeatedly told regarding the National Liberation Front?
(a) It has no support from the people.
(b) It has the full support of the people.
(c) It expects him to support them.
(d) It has some support from the people.

15. What does Rowe do for the men?
(a) He helps them to escape.
(b) He gives them gifts.
(c) He gives them what valuables he still possesses.
(d) He cooks the final meal for them all.

Short Answer Questions

1. Rowe knows that there might come a point at which he is released but hates the thought of what?

2. Using their own slang, what does Rowe ask the men to do?

3. What happens to Rowe's camp?

4. What do these animals do for Rowe?

5. Who initially sees Rowe?

(see the answer keys)

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